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In vitro inactivation of corpora allata of the bugOncopeltus fasciatus by precocene II

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Corpora allata fromOncopeltus fasciatus incubated in vitro in medium containing 10−5.35 M (1 μg/ml) of precocene II lose their ability to secrete juvenile hormone when reimplanted into last instar larvae.

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  1. Dr R. Maag Ltd, CH-8157, Dielsdorf, Switzerland

    P. J. Müller, P. Masner, Maria Kälin & W. S. Bowers

  2. Department of Entomology, New York State Agriculture Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York, USA

    P. J. Müller, P. Masner, Maria Kälin & W. S. Bowers

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Acknowledgments. We thank Mr K. Dorn, Mrs L. Dolezal, Mrs V. Nötzli-Graf, Mr K.H. Trautmann and Mr A. Schuler for technical help, Dr W. Vogel and Dr A. Dübendorfer for valuable discussions.

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Müller, P.J., Masner, P., Kälin, M. et al. In vitro inactivation of corpora allata of the bugOncopeltus fasciatus by precocene II. Experientia 35, 704–705 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01960409

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